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I inadvertently drove over a blasted pot hole a few weeks ago and ever since my beautiful Alfa 159 has inherited a dreaded rattle.

It's emanating from the front passenger side and it sounds as though it’s coming from somewhere around the suspension and although the rattle doesn't appear to have affected the handling of the car in any way I'm worried that something is about to drop off.

Has anybody got any ideas as to what this could be? I know it's a shot in the dark but any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm hoping it’s something simple that just needs clipping back on or tightening up.

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Possibly the wheelarch plastic cover ... mine rattles until I wedge some carboard between the wheelarch liner and body of the car ... some previous threads on here about it .. stops my front side passenger rattle

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Thanks for the update Tomoney, I hope it gets sorted for you. I've booked mine in for a service on the 17th Feb and whilst booking it in I have asked if they could have a look and try and find where these annoying rattles are coming from.

It's amazing how rattles can really ruin your enjoyment of driving a car...particularly one that is as beautiful as the Alfa 159 ti!

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Well unfortunately Mangoletsi were unable to identify this rattle coming from the front passengers side. This is getting really frustrating now

Thing is when one of the lads took it out to try and hear it the roads around there are in quite good condition and you only really hear the rattle when you start going (not intentionally) over a few pot holes and not even severe ones at that.

Can anybody recommend me a garage that may be able to give it a more thorough inspection?

To be honest, I'm getting a bit disheartened with my 159ti now as it's seems to be developing more rattles each month. I have another rattle coming from the rear...it almost sounds like the rear windscreen is rattling. They had a look a that and I was told they think its because there is a rubber seal missing off one of the plastic prongs that is on the boot lid but I'm not entirely convinced.

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Unbelieavable! I took it to a local garage and without notifying me they have taken off the undertray and in the process have more or less ruined each and every bolt as the guy said they just kept spinning round as he was trying to either tighten them up or loosen them off so decided to prise them off!! And now has told me he cant fit it back on without re-drilling new holes for the bolts!

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Drove 50 miles to the airport without any problems. Parked for 20 minutes but the minute I drove off, I heard an almighty rattle from the front passenger wheel. Rattled like blazes while accelerating in lower gears but quiet when cruising or freewheeling. Similar in sound to a hammer drill on a wall. I have to go back to airport tomorrow but not sure how safe it's going to be.

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Well mine eventually got sorted, it was nothing to do with the undertray. It was a part called "folding arm" which had to be specifically ordered from Mangoletsi. A part on the old folding arm had movement in it when it shouldn't and with a 1 tonne engine it was creating the rattle. Since it has been replaced by Alfa 159 is back to it's silent self...thank God!

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